CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XCIX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) > PART 9901—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPS) > SUBPART B—Classification (§9901.201 to §9901.231) > 9901.204—Definitions.

9901.204—Definitions.

In this subpart:
Band has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Basic pay has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Career group has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Classification, also referred to as job evaluation, means the process of analyzing and assigning a job or position to an occupational series, official title, career group, pay schedule, and pay band for pay and other related purposes.
Competencies has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Occupational series has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Official title means the position title prescribed in an NSPS classification standard or by supplemental Component guidance.
Pay band or band has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Pay schedule has the meaning given that term in § 9901.103.
Position or job means the duties, responsibilities, and related competency requirements that are assigned to an employee.